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CLC Files Complaint Alleging Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Evaded Transparency Requirements as Recently as 2018

CLC filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) against U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and his former company XPO Logistics for alleged straw donations that continued through 2018.

Straw donations, where a donor routes campaign contributions through another person, are prohibited because they are a means of evading the law’s transparency requirements and contribution limits.

Previous reporting suggested that Postmaster General DeJoy had engaged in a straw donor scheme before, but that it had occurred long enough ago that he couldn’t be penalized.

However, CLC found several instances between 2015 and 2018 where straw donations appear to have occurred.

The FEC needs to crack down on violations like this to protect the right of voters to know who is giving money to influence their vote and our government.

Read more about the complaint.

Pennsylvania Can No Longer Reject Ballots Solely Based on Signature Match Issues, Following CLC Lawsuit

Voting should not be a penmanship test. All eligible voters should be able to have confidence that when they participate in an election, their vote will be counted.

Appeals Court Leaves in Place Florida’s Pay-to-Vote Scheme

Reversing a lower court decision won by CLC and partners, an appeals court ruled that the state of Florida can condition voting rights on an individual’s ability to pay. This ruling will prohibit otherwise eligible citizens with past felony convictions from voting this fall.

CLC Shares State and Locally Focused Resources for Supporting Voting Rights

CLC has compiled a list of resources to help voters in states and localities across the country be able to vote.

Politicians Protect Meatpacking Industry Executives: Workers Are Paying the Price

The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified our ongoing democracy crisis, showing the devastating impact of the outsized role of money in politics.

Victory! Court Orders Tennessee to Allow Citizens to Vote by Mail

On September 9, 2020, a federal court temporarily suspended a law that would have prevented tens of thousands of Tennessee voters from casting a vote-by-mail ballot. CLC and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law had challenged Tennessee’s law as unconstitutional earlier this year.

Vote-By-Mail and Absentee Voting – Secure Alternatives to Cast Your Ballot in 2020

While the number of absentee and mail ballots will increase this year, the process itself is not new and has been proven to be safe and secure in both red and blue states alike.

CLC Event Focuses on Need for Stronger Digital Ad Transparency Laws

During the current election cycle, digital political ad spending is expected to top $1.3 billion. Yet most of that spending will remain undisclosed because our transparency laws have a huge digital blind spot.

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